Malaysian Plover (Adult - Male)

Posted by wkcheah on Sat Nov 05, 2005 7:50 am

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Distinguished from the female by the dark band on the head. Its habitat is sandy beaches, goes to feed at low tides as all plovers do.. It is tough lying on sandfly infested craggy breakwater lines..

Setup: 20D / 600mm + 1.4TC
Settings " ISO200 / 0EV, 1/100sec, f/8

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by KK Hui on Sat Nov 05, 2005 8:00 am

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A terrific shot, WK!
It's all worth the trouble getting low ...

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by elroyie on Sat Nov 05, 2005 8:36 am

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It looks very gentle, interesting bird, it has so big head on a small body body,
very good picture, excellent details.

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by Ofer Levy on Sat Nov 05, 2005 9:51 am

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Nice shot of this delicate bird!

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by Christopher Dodds on Sat Nov 05, 2005 4:08 pm

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Lovely shot of this gorgeous bird.

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by pleverington on Sat Nov 05, 2005 7:03 pm

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This is truly a very excellent shot. It has a lot of feel to it. It's soft, gentle, dignified. The carmel and brown colors of this particular bird do this I feel, by creating a monochromatic color scheme, which has an extreme calming effect. The dark area around and to the left of his head make his lighter head stand out plus act as a gentle exit point for the viewer. Have you tried this as a vertical? If you did you could get his eye into the upper left thirds crosshairs. It would mean putting some back on the bottom. A little edge sharpening around the eye and bill would look better. I would be really happy to have this photo. Its beautiful... :)

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by cartgate on Sat Nov 05, 2005 10:05 pm

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I would agree with the others that this is very nice. I love the low angle, and wonder what repellant you might have used to keep the sandflies away.

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by Mike Wilson on Sun Nov 06, 2005 11:29 pm

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Great image. Thanks for posting this new bird for me.

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by Mike Danzenbaker on Mon Nov 07, 2005 12:03 pm

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I've never seen a better photo of this rare bird !

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by wkcheah on Tue Nov 08, 2005 9:11 am

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Thanks all for the encouragement! i have been documenting the nestings of this dying species, maybe I'll just link some photos here for your viewing pleasure?

Chick: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v363/ ... YP/MP2.jpg
Juv: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v363/ ... G_0695.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v363/ ... G_0712.jpg

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